Pope will be operated on in the coming days to remove lung nodule
"The doctors deem it opportune to operate and, therefore, following their advice, I have decided to undergo an operation to remove it," stated the pontiff, 71, at the end of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square.
TL;DR
- Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lung nodule.
- The nodule was detected in a very early stage and is well-localized.
- The pontiff, 71, made the announcement after the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square.
- He will be operated on at the Gemelli hospital in Rome.
- Hospitalization is expected to last about a week.
- The Pope has a planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru in November.